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condition approaching apoplexy.
They say it will increase the cost of the beverages, that it will do nothing to solve the paper and plastic litter problem, and will work a hardship on retailers.
But seven states now have various versions of the bottle bill,-and contrary to the cries of the lobbyists that it is a failure, it is actually working well in all of them, and prices have remained reasonably stable.
Even in Virginia, the Pepsi-Cola Co., to its credit, urges its customers to buy Pepsi in returnable bottles instead of throwaways as an energy-saving measure.
To argue that the bill -v^hould be defeated because it will not solve all highway litter problems is, of course, foolishness. It’s like saying there is no point in getting a polio shot because there is still no cure for the common cold.
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